Also called: Boxing Promoter, MMA Promoter
Puts on boxing and MMA events: signs fighters, books venues, and sells tickets and streaming rights.
A promoter negotiates a main event with fighters' managers, books an arena, and sells streaming rights and sponsorships. On fight week they run press conferences and make sure the show starts on time.
Extremely variable.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a business or sports management degree, then years in the fight business and a promoter license from the state athletic commission.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business, Sports Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with marketing and ticket pricing; signing fighters, making deals and building hype stay human.
Classes: Business or DECA, Marketing, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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